Castor weather
– Lat/Long: 45.92° N 7.79° E

Castor
Weather Forecast, Switzerland

Issued: 6 am Wed 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
S
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
 cm 
1.0
4
2.0
1.0
3
6
10
5
1.0
2.0
1.0
6
19
12
1.0
3
 mm 
max°C
-11
-11
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
-13
-14
-15
-14
min°C
-12
-12
-14
-13
-14
-15
-12
-12
-13
-12
-13
-13
-12
-13
-15
-15
-15
-15
chill°C 
-20
-19
-20
-23
-24
-24
-19
-18
-16
-18
-20
-20
-19
-19
-22
-21
-21
-22
Freezing level (m
1800
1850
1500
1700
1700
1150
1650
1850
1450
1800
1850
1150
1850
1800
1200
1400
1500
700
Cloud base (m)
2850
2850
2800
4900
3150
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2900
2850
2850
2850
2900
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-18-19-18-19-19-17-18-18-18-18-18-17-18-20-20-21-21-12-12-14-13-14-14-12-12-13-12-13-13-12-13-14-15-15-15-5-5-7-6-7-7-5-5-7-5-5-6-4-6-8-8-8-932-11-1-222031-132-2-1-2-5
Sunrise
6:47
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:37
Sunset
6:30
6:30
6:32
6:34
6:35
6:37

Castor Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Castor is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Castor Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Castor at the specific elevation of 3500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Castor. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Switzerland.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ZFC: Gornergrat N.
5 km W
3606m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 251).
22
7 km N
3129m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Pian Rosa Mountain Top Airport
7 km WSW
3273m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
0.0 km
ZFC: Riffelberg
8 km NW
2600m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 97 degs) was rejected.
ZFC: Schwarzsee
10 km WNW
2480m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 159).
13
ZFC: Gornergr. North
11 km N
3040m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 214).
30
ZFC: Landing Zermatt
12 km NW
2432m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 15 degs) was rejected.
12 km NW
1929m alt.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
21 km SSW
1469m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 294).
6
Mottec
28 km NW
1581m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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